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animal (physical)

Definition:

marked by the appetites and passions of the body

Class:

adjective

Related to:

animality

Comparative:

more animal

Superlative:

most animal

Similar to:

physical

Original source:

WordNet

Usage example:

animal instincts

Synonyms:

carnal | fleshly | sensual

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Reference links

Wikipedia:

Animal | Animals | Animalia | Metazoa

Summary:

a major group of mostly multicellular, eukaryotic organisms of the kingdom Animalia or Metazoa. Their body plan eventually becomes fixed as they develop, although some undergo a process of metamorphosis later on in their life. Most animals are ...  (38 of 4076 words, 11 images)

Wikipedia:

Animal (disambiguation)

Summary:

a taxonomic member of the Kingdom Animalia. Animal or Animals may also refer to: Animal (Muppet), a drummer character in The Muppet Show band, Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem | Animal, nickname of a regular character in Takeshi's Castle | The ...  (40 of 419 words, 33 senses)

Columbia:

animal

Summary:

any member of the animal kingdom (kingdom Animalia), as distinguished from organisms of the plant kingdom (kingdom Plantae) and the kingdoms Fungi, ...  (22 of 376 words)

Britannica:

animal

Summary:

Any member of the kingdom Animalia, a group of many-celled organisms that differ from members of the two other many-celled kingdoms, the plants and ...  (24 of 99 words)

Encarta:

fleshly | fleshlier [comparative] | fleshliest [superlative] | fleshliness [noun]

Summary:

relating to the human body | enjoying or concerned with the pleasures of the body | not focused on spiritual matters | [archaic] plump or fat  (23 of 56 words, 4 senses, pronunciation)

Merriam-Webster:

fleshly | carnal

Summary:

"corporeal", "bodily" | of, relating to, or characterized by indulgence of bodily appetites | "lascivious" | not spiritual; "worldly" | "fleshy" 1a | ...  (18 of 52 words, 6 senses, pronunciation)

Random House:

fleshly | fleshlier [comparative] | fleshliest [superlative]

Summary:

of or pertaining to the flesh or body; bodily, corporeal, or physical. | carnal; sensual. | worldly, rather than spiritual. | having a sensuous ...  (21 of 47 words, 5 senses, pronunciation)

Wiktionary:

fleshly | fleshlier [comparative] | fleshliest [superlative]

Summary:

corporeal or bodily | sensual | worldly  (5 of 6 words, 3 senses)

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